An Australian political leader came under attack Tuesday for speaking what many would consider a self-evident truth _ that not everything any politician says can be believed.
Tony Abbott, leader of the conservative opposition Liberal Party, stunned many political observers in his explanation during a television interview Monday night of a backflip on his month-old promise to raise no new taxes if his party is voted into power.
He now promises to levy a new company tax to fund paid maternity leave if he becomes prime minister at elections late this year.
Abbott, a 52-year-old former seminarian, drew a distinction between what he sometimes says …
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